Architecture NZ

TRAVERSING THE DIGITAL-TO-ARTEFACT DIVIDE

he 2020 Brick Bay Folly winner walks a line between digital promise and its realised form. It is not the first piece to traverse this route; indeed, it is almost implicit in the competition’s format, appealing as it does to students and recent graduates. So pervasive is the generation of form through digital manipulation that it has become the default lingua franca. And why not? The ability to generate form, to manipulate it through generative parameters and spin a projection around

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Architecture NZ

Architecture NZ1 min read
Interior Awards New Category
This year sees the introduction of a new Education category to the Interior Awards, in order to recognise schools, universities (including halls of residence), child and daycare centres, and other learning facilities. “Previously, education projects
Architecture NZ2 min read
Geometric Surprise
Architects’ own homes are special, revealing as much about what inspires them as their willingness to experiment. In Henri Sayes’ most recent abode, there’s some homage to Aalto’s Maison Louis Carré on the outskirts of Paris (1956), where a sinuous,
Architecture NZ4 min read
The Grand Design Down Under
‘Grand’ reveals a certain distance from its content, confirming design as an elite activity and, while it is thought to be generally about ‘architecture’, the word doesn’t appear in the title, although used regularly during the show. It apparently be

Related